Cute N Cool

Friday, April 6, 2012

I have been away, and hope to see some old friends again as I come back to the land of Blogging.

One thing that happened to me last year, was my little black furry blessing from the Humane Society. I have always, yes always, wanted a King Charles Cavalier. Preferably a black with tri-tip coloring.

Well, when I had vowed not to add to my then reduced menagerie, I made the mistake of stopping in the local Humane Society when traffic was bumper to bumper, to wait for traffic to clear up.

I wandered by all the dogs, and felt so bad that they ended up there, but glad they have hope for now. Then after walking by his pen 2-3 times, I actually looked closer at this little black fellow, they called "Barney". Hmmm, could that possibly be a Cavalier cross???

He was the right size, not even 16 pounds. Not very tall, and so sweet.

Well to cut my story short, he won my heart at that moment.

Now he is "Charlie," and I think he is the happiest dog I have ever had, with his tail always wagging, and I really think he smiles!!!

Oscar has resigned himself to the fact that Charlie is here to stay...and I think he really liked the period of time he got to be an only dog, but now Charlie is the reason Oscar gets more exercise, both in the house and in the yard.

This is Charlie with my lovely granddaughter Elise. As you can see, she is smitten with him like me!

Did you know that the black dogs and cats are the hardiest to get homes at the shelters?

They say it is because they are hard to get good pictures of. Take a closer look at these critters when looking, they are special too!

All I know is that in person this is a shiny beautiful dog, that I feel very fortunate to call my dog!

Fast forward from 2008 to now...

When I started blogging, I was more" general "on my blog topics, and loved blogging.

Later I took a long time off, as my mom's health was deteriorating, and she was my main focus.

In June of 2012 my job of 21 years ended, leading me into a bit earlier retirement then I had planned, which has opened up old doors, to do what I love doing.

I started a new blog "The Pink Geranium" for my love of repurposing, and all things vintage.

In the meantime Jan's Place is here for everything else, my love of photography, my ability to ramble on about nothing in particular...life on our little farm with the critters and family, and to continue to meet and visit new friends and old.

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About Me

A Midwest girl transplanted to the Pacific NW many years ago.
Recently laid off after 21 years in the Communication Industry, so new decorate budget is called thrift!
Married to a great "old" guy, he is a year older then me! We have terrific children (mine and his), 7 wonderful grandchildren, & critters such as dogs, and horses, and a crazy cat named Eleanor.
Now I am going back to a long time love, which is old stuff..and adding it to my world of Blog!
I have 2 blogs, my first being Jan's Place where I ramble about nothing in particular, it is really my Blog home base.
The other one is The Pink Geranium, named after my mom's old consignment store, and dedicated to all things vintage.